** Angela, a non-lawyer, cannot legally accept a fee for representing Monty in court. Even if she could, she would not be able to perform the service she is promising to perform in exchange for the fee (defend Monty in court against Warren's lawsuit) -- thus, Monty just violated one of the terms of the will by hiring someone without getting value for her services. Leaving those issues aside, Monty was paying someone IN ADVANCE for services to be performed in the future. His right to receive those services in the future (or obtain a refund upon her failure to perform) would be considered an asset.

* JerkassFacade: Brewster may be a decent and good-hearted man, but since he can't tell anyone why he's doing what he's doing, he frequently comes off as an irresponsible jackass.

Reason: Jerkass Facade is being merged with Hidden Hearts Of Gold. Hidden Heart of Gold means the Jerkass has a nice side that they keep hidden. Jerk with a Heart of Gold means the character openly shows Jerkass and Nice Guy approaches.

*** Effectively, the attorney knows full well the money is Monty's, no argument, so just lets the money be released to Brewster, THEN starts freezing assets. Monty likely left the money effectively in trust ANYWAY, but he still has proof, for the people he had to lie to, that he had a reason for his terrible attitude towards all the things they did for him.

* JustForTheHeliOfIt: In the 1985 film, Brewster flies his minor-league baseball team in on helicopters for a press event before an exhibition game between the team and the New York Yankees (which Brewster paid to make happen). The coach says the team will be tired after the trip--which was completely unnecessary because they're just over in New Jersey and could've gotten there faster on the bus--but Brewster says he did it to make an impression. He doesn't mention that he did it so he could spend more money to fulfill the challenge.

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* JustForTheHeliOfIt: In the 1985 film, Brewster flies his minor-league baseball team in on helicopters for a press event before an exhibition game between the team and the New York Yankees (which Brewster paid to make happen). The coach says the team will be tired after the trip--which was completely unnecessary because they're just over in New Jersey and could've gotten there faster on the bus--but Brewster says he did it to make an impression. He doesn't mention that he did it so he could spend more money to fulfill the challenge.[[note]]Mainly since he couldn't tell ANYONE why he was spending so callously...[[/note]]

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** It also never explains what happened to the law firm who were planning to effectively abuse the bet to steal the money.

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*** FridgeBrilliance kicks in there. Roundfield is likely planning some very expensive and very complex legal proceedings about irregularities in the challenge. But Monty was completely above the level. He walks away with 300 mil in the bank. The people still in the room... They'll not get ANY sleep.

** The problem is what would happen to the money. By allowing Brewster the chance to spend the $20,000 and fulfilling the will, Brewster gets the money immediately. If Roundfield had suspended the terms of the will to investigate charges of fraud, the money would continue to be held in trust until the ensuing criminal and civil investigations and trials are resolved which would likely last years. Even if Monty didn't beat the clock, Roundfield would have ordered an investigation into the fraud with the same result.

*** In the 1985 film, Brewster finds a loophole to purchasing assets: [[spoiler:he buys a rare stamp, then uses it to mail a letter]]. Since he used the stamp for its intended purpose, he technically didn't give it away or destroy it.

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*** In the 1985 film, Brewster finds a loophole to purchasing assets: [[spoiler:he buys a rare stamp, then uses it to mail a letter]]. Since he used the stamp for its intended purpose, he technically didn't give it away or destroy it. By this logic though, Brewster could have bought toys highly sought after, as they are mint-in-the-box, and un-boxed them. He can argue the fact that he's using the toy for its original purpose, [[ImmediateSelfContradiction doesn't negate the fact he's just wiped away its value as a collector's piece.]]

* YouHave48Hours: The AnimatedAdaptation does this in the most literal sense. Punky Brewster and her friends must spend one million dollars in exactly 48 hours to win forty million dollars. The one limitation--besides not keeping anything--was that Punky and her friends couldn't buy anything for more than ten thousand dollars per unit. (Margaux's hopes of using the money to buy a villa? Ruined.)

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* YouHave48Hours: The AnimatedAdaptation does this in the most literal sense. Punky Brewster and her friends must spend one million dollars in exactly 48 hours to win forty million dollars. The one limitation--besides not keeping anything--was that Punky and her friends couldn't buy anything for more than ten thousand dollars per unit. (Margaux's hopes of using the money to buy a villa? Ruined.)

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You Have 48 Hours: The Animated Adaptation does this in the most literal sense. Punky Brewster and her friends must spend one million dollars in exactly 48 hours to win forty million dollars. The one limitation—besides not keeping anything—was that Punky and her friends couldn't buy anything for more than ten thousand dollars per unit. (Margaux's hopes of using the money to buy a villa? Ruined.)

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